when i deploy a suiteapp via webstorm that includes custom forms and fields. The form does not come across as it's supposed to. I checked the form xml object and it includes subtabs and fields I want to show but when I deploy the suiteapp to a new account, the tabs and fields do not appear

I am not 100% sure, but have you checked if all related features are enabled in account. Recently

soft dependencies

for some of the custom objects was rolled out. Basically what this does is that it will not fail the deployment if some of the features are not enabled in the account related to that custom object.

But it will hide those related stuff unless you enable them in your account

All look to be enabled. It is a custom task form. There are custom tabs and fields all related to the task. The body fields on the form show but when deployed the tabs and fields within the tabs do not show. The fields themselves do not have a tab selected as they should only show on the specific custom form. a tab that is supposed to be uploaded and shown but if i go to edit the form, the fields are not associated to a tab

<tab>
    <id>[scriptid=custtab_task_accounting]</id>
    <label>Accounting</label>
    <visible>T</visible>
    <fieldGroups>
      <defaultFieldGroup>
        <fields position="MIDDLE">
          <field>
            <id>[scriptid=custevent_task_acctgperiod]</id>
            <label>Accounting Period</label>
            <visible>T</visible>
            <mandatory>F</mandatory>
            <displayType>NORMAL</displayType>
            <columnBreak>F</columnBreak>
            <sameRowAsPrevious>F</sameRowAsPrevious>
            <quickAdd>F</quickAdd>
          </field>
          <field>
            <id>[scriptid=custevent_task_acctsection]</id>
            <label>Account Section</label>
            <visible>T</visible>
            <mandatory>F</mandatory>
            <displayType>NORMAL</displayType>
            <columnBreak>F</columnBreak>
            <sameRowAsPrevious>F</sameRowAsPrevious>
            <quickAdd>F</quickAdd>
          </field>
        </fields>
      </defaultFieldGroup>
    </fieldGroups>
    <subItems/>
  </tab>